State Road 84 Bridge To Close Today For Repairs

April 9, 1989|By ANDREW MARTIN, Staff Writer

The State Road 84 bridge over the New River between Interstate 95 and State Road 7 will be closed to all traffic today from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Crews will be repairing a crack in the bridge`s lock system.

Westbound traffic on State Road 84 can take Interstate 595 from I-95 west to State Road 7. Eastbound traffic on State Road 84 can take State Road 7 either north to Davie Boulevard and east to I-95 or south to Griffin Road and east to I-95.

-- Nightly repaving began last week along 5.5 miles of I-95, causing lane closings and delays. Lanes will be closed on northbound and southbound I-95 from Cypress Creek Road to Sample Road between 10 p.m. and 6 a.m. for about one month.

Two lanes will be open between 10 p.m. and 11 p.m. and one lane will be open between 11 p.m. and 6 a.m.

Exit and entrance ramps will be closed to all traffic for periods of up to two hours for the paving work. Warning signs and barricades will be in place to direct motorists through the construction areas.

During this time, the state Department of Transportation urges motorists to seek alternate routes, particularly between 11 p.m. and midnight, when the most traffic congestion is expected.

During the next month, I-95 motorists can expect new sections of pavement to be as much as one and a half inches higher than the rest of the road. Warning signs will advise motorists of the uneven pavement.